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Give a Hoot; Find the Loot Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/31/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Cape Cod, MA is home to several owl species, including Great Horned Owls, Barred Owls, Eastern Screech Owls, Northern Saw-Whet Owls and Snowy Owls. This cache is located in a small library dating back to 1880s as a school house and incorporated in 1901 and renamed Whelden Memorial Library in honor of the library's founder, Martha Lee Whelden in 1923.

The actual cache is not at the posted coordinates; please head to the coordinates for clues to the puzzle.

TO FIND A:      Count  all the FIRST names under World War II that begins with the letter T.

TO FIND B:       Walk to the granite bench, count the letters in the first name.

TO FIND C:       Proceed to the parking lot; Add all the steps up to the door.

Let's begin; answers will be numbers, list the number in left to right order. 

______________

How many owls are listed in the above description?  = ______

Add:   A + B    =  _____

How many (total) talons does an owl have. = _____

Add all the letters in the name of this library, minus C. = ______

What time does the library close on Monday. = _____

__________

Let's start; please be mindful of muggles. 

Note the hours of operation to GZ to log your entry (plenty of room for swag and tb)

Monday and Wednesdy 2pm-7pm

Tues-Thurs-Fri-Sat 9am-2pm

Sunday -closed

This cache has been approved by the libray

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Hints ()

Qrjrl Qrpvzny Flfgrz Bjyf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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